Tanner Mordecai
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
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| number = 14
| current_team = San Francisco 49ers
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|8}}
| birth_place = Waco, Texas, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 218
| high_school = Midway
(Waco, Texas)
| college = Oklahoma (2018–2020)
SMU (2021–2022)
Wisconsin (2023)
| undraftedyear = 2024
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)*
| status = Active
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| pfr = M/MordTa00
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Tanner Mordecai (born November 8, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, SMU Mustangs and Wisconsin Badgers. He signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life
Mordecai attended Midway High School in Waco, Texas. During his career he passed for 4,797 yards and 51 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Brooke |date=December 20, 2017 |title=From Midway magic to Sooner magic: QB Tanner Mordecai ready to start next chapter with Oklahoma |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2017/12/20/from-midway-magic-to-sooner-magic-qb-tanner-mordecai-ready-to-start-next-chapter-with-oklahoma/60554043007/ |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}
College career
=Oklahoma=
Mordecai played at Oklahoma from 2018 to 2020. In his first year he appeared in two games as a backup to Kyler Murray and took a redshirt. In 2019, he competed with Jalen Hurts to be the starter but lost the job and was the backup to Hurts for the season.{{Cite web |last=Mussatto |first=Joe |date=August 20, 2019 |title=OU football: Jalen Hurts beats out Tanner Mordecai in 'closest' quarterback competition |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/columns/2019/08/20/ou-football-jalen-hurts-beats-out-tanner-mordecai-in-closest-quarterback-competition/60440078007/ |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Brunt |first=Cliff |date=August 20, 2019 |title='Tanner Mordecai did a phenomenal job' – but Jalen Hurts gets Oklahoma QB nod |url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/high_schools/tanner-mordecai-did-a-phenomenal-job-but-jalen-hurts-gets-oklahoma-qb-nod/article_84faa8d6-512b-5b0e-86f0-55e4da0df16e.html |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=WacoTrib.com |agency=Associated Press}} In 2020 he again competed for the starting job, this time with Spencer Rattler, but again lost the job and spent the year as his backup.{{cite news | last=Brunt | first=Cliff | title=Spencer Rattler named starting QB for No. 5 Oklahoma | newspaper=Washington Post | date=September 1, 2020 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/no-5-oklahoma-preparing-new-qb-for-opener-vs-missouri-st/2020/09/01/aa4c33c0-ec87-11ea-bd08-1b10132b458f_story.html | access-date=August 8, 2024}} Overall he played in 12 games at Oklahoma, completing 50 of 70 passes for 639 yards and four touchdowns.
=SMU=
In 2021, Mordecai transferred to Southern Methodist University.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Ex-Midway QB Mordecai commits to SMU after leaving Oklahoma |url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/high-school/ex-midway-qb-mordecai-commits-to-smu-after-leaving-oklahoma/article_93d2a5a2-44b1-11eb-976a-4f7eebac7517.html |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=Waco Tribune-Herald}} In his first year at SMU, he was named the starter.{{cite web | last=Hoyt | first=Joseph | title=Source: SMU names Oklahoma transfer Tanner Mordecai starting QB | website=Dallas News | date=August 30, 2021 | url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mustangs/2021/08/29/source-smu-names-oklahoma-transfer-tanner-mordecai-starting-qb/ | access-date=August 8, 2024}} In his first start, he threw for a then school-record seven passing touchdowns in a 56–9 victory over Abilene Christian.{{cite web | last=Hoyt | first=Joseph | title=Tanner Mordecai breaks SMU single-game passing TD record in win over Abilene Christian | website=Dallas News | date=September 5, 2021 | url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mustangs/2021/09/04/tanner-mordecai-breaks-smu-single-game-passing-td-record-in-win-over-abilene-christian/ | access-date=August 8, 2024}} Following the 2021 season, Mordecai was selected to the American's All-Conference Second Team.{{cite web |publisher=American Athletic Conference |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2021/12/1/american-announces-2021-football-awards-winners-and-all-conference-teams.aspx |title=American Announces 2021 Football Award Winners and All-Conference Teams |date=December 1, 2021 |access-date=October 15, 2022}}
On November 5, 2022, against the Houston Cougars, Mordecai threw for a school-record 9 touchdowns, 7 of which came in the first half.{{Cite news |date=November 5, 2022 |title=Mordecai's 9 passing TDs send SMU past Houston 77–63 |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/ncaa/2022/11/05/mordecais-9-passing-tds-send-smu-past-houston-77-63.html |access-date=November 5, 2022 |work=Toronto Star|agency=Associated Press}} The Mustangs won the game 77–63, breaking the FBS record for highest-scoring regulation game.{{cite web |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |last=Werner |first=Barry |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/houston-smu-combine-906-passing-030831148.html |title=Houston, SMU combine for 906 passing yards, 16 TD throws |date=November 5, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022}} For his performance, Mordecai was named The American's offensive player of the week.{{cite web |publisher=American Athletic Conference |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2022/11/7/football-smus-tune-tulanes-williams-temples-price-named-players-of-the-week.aspx |title=SMU's Mordecai, Tulane's Williams, Temple's Price Named Players of the Week |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022}}
=Wisconsin=
On December 30, 2022, Mordecai announced his intent to transfer to the University of Wisconsin.
=Statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white}}"| Oklahoma Sooners | |||||||||||||||
| 2018
| 2 || 0 || — || 2 || 4 || 50.0 || 37 || 9.3 || 0 || 0 || 127.7 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019
| 6 || 0 || — || 16 || 26 || 61.5 || 207 || 8.0 || 2 || 0 || 153.8 || 4 || 16 || 4.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 4 || 0 || — || 32 || 40 || 80.0 || 395 || 9.9 || 2 || 1 || 174.5 || 11 || −14 || −1.3 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|SMU Mustangs|color=white}}"| SMU Mustangs | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 12 || 12 || 8–4 || 308 || 454 || 67.8 || 3,628 || 8.0 || 39 || 12 || 158.0 || 74 || 202 || 2.7 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 12 || 12 || 6–6 || 288 || 443 || 65.0 || 3,524 || 8.0 || 33 || 10 || 151.9 || 59 || 100 || 1.7 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wisconsin Badgers|color=white}}"| Wisconsin Badgers | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 10 || 10 || 6–4 || 204 || 314 || 65.0 || 2,066 || 6.6 || 9 || 4 || 127.1 || 90 || 302 || 3.4 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 46 | 34 | 20–14 | 850 | 1,281 | 66.4 | 9,857 | 7.7 | 85 | 27 | 148.7 | 238 | 606 | 2.5 | 8 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 5/8
| weight = 210
| dash = 4.46
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.67
| shuttle = 4.23
| cone drill = 7.00
| vertical = 36.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 11
| arm span = 31 5/8
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027986&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Tanner Mordecai College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 13, 2024}}{{cite web | last=Kenney | first=Ben | title=How every Badger performed at the 2024 Wisconsin football pro day | website=Badgers Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=March 16, 2024 | url=https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/lists/wisconsin-badgers-football-nfl-pro-day-results-braelon-allen-tanor-bortolini/ | access-date=August 8, 2024}}
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On April 27, 2024, Mordecai signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent after he was not selected in the 2024 NFL draft.{{cite web | last=Potrykus | first=Jeff | title=Tanner Mordecai signed by San Francisco 49ers as undrafted free agent | website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee and Wisconsin breaking news and investigations | date=April 28, 2024 | url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2024/04/27/tanner-mordecai-signed-by-san-fransisco-49ers-as-undrafted-free-agent/73443849007/ | access-date=August 8, 2024}}{{cite web|title=49ers Sign Draft Picks and Undrafted Rookie Free Agents|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-draft-picks-and-undrafted-rookie-free-agents|website=49ers.com|date=May 10, 2024}} He was also selected by the DC Defenders in the ninth round of the 2024 UFL draft on July 17.{{cite news |title=2024 UFL College Draft: Showboats select Kansas QB Jason Bean with No. 1 pick |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/ufl/2024-ufl-college-draft-tracking-every-selection |website=FoxSports.com |date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024}} Mordecai was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2024 |title=49ers Announce Moves for Initial 53-Man Roster of 2024 |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-moves-for-initial-53-man-roster-of-2024-released-waived-pup-injured-reserve-list |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=49ers.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2024 |title=49ers Announce Practice Squad Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-practice-squad-moves-barrett-mcgill-mordecai-martin-taylor |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=49ers.com}} He signed a reserve/future contract with San Francisco on January 6, 2025.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2025 |title=49ers Sign WR Trent Taylor, TE Mason Pline and Nine Others to Reserve/Future Contracts |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-wr-trent-taylor-te-mason-pline-and-nine-others-to-reserve-future-contracts |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=49ers.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/tanner-mordecai/ San Francisco 49ers bio]
- [https://soonersports.com/sports/football/roster/mordecai-t/14036 Oklahoma Sooners bio]
- [https://smumustangs.com/sports/football/roster/tanner-mordecai/12336 SMU Mustangs bio]
- [https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/tanner-mordecai/12030 Wisconsin Badgers bio]
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